With the twentieth pick in the 2012 NBA draft, the Denver Nuggets have selected Evan Fournier, a shooting guard from France.
Fournier has been playing for the French club Poiters Basket 86, and the Nuggets organization will discuss whether Fournier will join the Nuggets this season or remain in France for some time while Denver retains his rights.
Fournier worked out twice for Denver, early in ...

By Kieran Lovelock
England were totally and utterly outclassed in front of a somber Wembley crowd last night as the French strolled to a 2-1 win in London.
All the focus before the match was whether or not Newcastle striker centre forward Andy Carroll would start for England. But if the truth be told it was the same old story for the Tree Lions despite the debut of England’s newly found goals...

Six of the best international soccer teams, Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Portugal and Spain, are meeting tomorrow in friendly matches (in alphabetical order no less). In anticipation of these matches, I decided to combine the two teams facing each other (from their available squad lists) and see what the best starting XI would look like. Feel free to agree, disagree, or call me an idiot,...

Tricheur. Imbroglione. Cheater. I don’t mind if we say it in French, Italian or English. It all translates the same way. The main reason I hold such disgust for these two world famous footballers is because they both have a knack for cheating. To go along with their scandalous behavior, I must also proclaim that each one is terribly overrated. I know people will read this and sa...

So far, France has yet to score a goal this World Cup. Do Les Bleus have a shot at advancing to the next round? Chances are looking slim after their defeat by Mexico (2-0) and a goaless draw with Uraguay (0-0) but anything is possible.
The match against Mexico seemed like it would have the same fate as the Uruguayan game, with an uneventful draw. France was looking like the better team in the f...